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Scott Shearer
Apr 9, 2024
Scott A. Shearer, 63, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home. He was born Wednesday, January 11, 1961 in Chambersburg. He was a son of the late Jacob Frederick and Amy Jean Rourke Shearer. Scott was a 1979 graduate of the Cumberland Valley Christian Academy in Chambersburg. He was a United States Air Force Veteran....
Richard Hoch
Apr 9, 2024
Richard L. “Rick” Hoch, 70, of Shippensburg, passed away the evening of Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Monday, July 20, 1953 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Lester C. and Edna V. Holtry Hoch. Rick worked in maintenance at Hoffman Mills and later retired as a mechanic from...
Donald "Sparky" Alleman
Apr 8, 2024
Donald M. “Sparky” Alleman, 76, of Shippensburg passed away Monday, April 8, 2024, at the Chambersburg WellSpan Hospital. He was born on Tuesday, June 24, 1947, a son of the late Mark J. and Laura M. (Shearer) Alleman. Don married Mary Williams on October 20, 1972 at the Shippensburg Church of the Brethren. Don worked as a carpenter for many...
Joel Lavine
Apr 6, 2024
Joel M. Lavine, 71, of Mechanicsburg, passed away the morning of Saturday, April 6, 2024. He was born on Thursday, June 26, 1952 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Leonard and Marian L. Fickes Lavine. Joel was a 1970 graduate of the Shippensburg Senior High School. His early passion in life was music, especially playing the keyboard. Joel also...
Calvin "Shorty" Hutchison
Apr 5, 2024
Calvin Nickie “Shorty” Hutchison, 70, of Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024. He was born on November 9, 1953 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Raymond J. “Hutch” and Lula M. Eutzy Hutchison. Shorty was a 1972 graduate of the Shippensburg Area High School. He worked at Shippensburg University, Marine Corps Leage in Chambersburg, and...
Tina Henderson-Madison
Mar 31, 2024
Tina A. Henderson-Madison, 76, of Shippensburg, PA passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, at the Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Tina was born on July 7, 1947, in Adams County, PA. She was a daughter of the late Boyd E. Henderson and Mary Katherine Henderson. Tina married Ronald P. Madison on April 27, 1997. Tina worked...
Betty Rotz
Mar 31, 2024
Betty M. Rotz, 94, of Shippensburg, passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024 at the Chambersburg WellSpan Hospital surrounded by loving family. She was born on Friday, September 27, 1929 in Shippensburg. She was a daughter of the late Melvin O. Stevens and Lula E. (Byers) Stevens. She married Melvin C. Rotz on June 26, 1948. In addition to her...
Rosemary Tritt
Mar 30, 2024
Rosemary G. (Nenninger) Tritt, 84, resident of Oak Hill Village, Middletown, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Saturday, March 30, 2024 at the Hershey Medical Center. She was born on July 10, 1939 in Mowersville, PA, a daughter of the late Clarence L. and Clara Doyle Nenninger. Rosemary was a longtime member of the Ridge Church of the...
David Koser
Mar 30, 2024
David W. Koser, 77, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, March 30, 2024, at his home. He was born on September 22, 1946, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Guy W. and Bessie (Stine) Koser, Sr. Dave married Nancy L. Clendening on May 14, 1966. She preceded him in death on February 14, 2017. Earlier...
Susan Spero
Mar 28, 2024
Susan L. Spero, 70, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, March 28, 2024, at her home. She was born on October 5, 1953, in Kittanning, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Edward and Lois (Thompson) Kirkwood. Susan married Ralph E. Spero on July 2, 1980, in Shippensburg. For the majority of her life, Susan...
Maria Hernandez
Mar 27, 2024
Maria Hernandez, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at the Chambersburg WellSpan Hospital. Her funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. in Shippensburg.
Richard Koser
Mar 22, 2024
Richard W. “Dick” Koser, 65, of Newville, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024 at his home. Born Friday, August 15, 1958 in Chambersburg. He was a son of the late Leroy and Crea Lillian Hammond Koser. He worked as a plumber most of his life, and also worked maintenance at Martin’s Potato Rolls, Chambersburg. Richard was a life member...
Harry Watson
Mar 18, 2024
Harry Ray Watson, 86, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, March 18, 2024 at the Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born Sunday, May 30, 1937 in Shippensburg, PA, he was a son of the late Roy A. and Virginia C. Mundorff Watson. Ray retired from the United States Air Force as a Jet Aircraft Mechanic with 20 years of service. He served...
Joyce Yocum
Mar 16, 2024
Joyce D. Yocum, 77, 514 N. Earl St., Shippensburg, died at home on Saturday, March 16, 2024 after a courageous three-year battle against ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Born on March 3, 1947 in Shippensburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur C. “Doc” Wyrick and Edna P. Wyrick. Joyce graduated from SASHS in 1965. While she and her husband...
Terry Foltz
Mar 16, 2024
Terry E. Foltz, 80, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born on Sunday, May 16, 1943 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Perry William and Eva B. Cisney Foltz. Terry was a 1961 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. After graduation he began working for his parents...
Pennelope Sommerville
Mar 15, 2024
Pennelope A. “Penny” Sommerville, 75, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Friday, March 15, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on September 27, 1948 in Canandaigua, NY, a daughter of the late Edward M. Holmes and June L. Noragong. She married Herbert A. “Herb” Sommerville on April 21, 1979. He preceded her in death on December 12,...
James Witter
Mar 13, 2024
James Calvin Witter went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. He was 87 years old and had been a resident of Menno Haven for the past three years. He was born on November 8, 1936 to James and Grace (Lehman) Witter. Prior to living at Menno Haven, he had been a lifelong resident of Shippensburg....
Jay Clouse
Mar 13, 2024
Jay “Randy” Clouse, 60, of Dry Run, departed this life on the evening of Wednesday, March 13, 2024. He was born on July 23, 1963, in Carlisle, a son of Jay and Loretta (Mellinger) Clouse. Randy was a 1981 graduate of Shippensburg Senior High School. He married Nancy S. Clark, in Shippensburg. Randy was a mechanist by trade, last employed...
Bradley Myers
Mar 11, 2024
Bradley K. Myers, 63, of Shippensburg, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024 at the WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on Wednesday, November 2, 1960, a son of Peggy (Suders) Myers and the late Richard E. Myers. Bradley worked at Walmart as a custodian for many years. In his free time he loved listening to music, especially Elvis and...
Janice Hockenberry
Mar 9, 2024
Janice M. Hockenberry, 87, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, formerly of Newville, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, March 9, 2024. She was born on September 12, 1936, in Fayetteville, a daughter of the late John C. and Mary G. (Winger) Forrester. Janice married Paul L. “Huck” Hockenberry, on September 9, 1957, in Smithsburg, MD....
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